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itzkcatz November-18th-2002 09:21 PM

I think it took 4 guys some plywood a couple bed mattreses,shovels and alot of gas to move that thing.

THEGOLDPRO November-18th-2002 09:52 PM

lol the mattreses, i forgot bout them. lol that was a hell of a project. i got the pro stuck today. buried it in mud. lol it looked like just snow. but was mud underneath. the pro is filthy lol. all in good fun

itzkcatz November-18th-2002 09:53 PM

Watch out for the CAI in mud and water. Gonna be loving that

THEGOLDPRO November-18th-2002 10:07 PM

yea really i avoid puddles. lol damn cai making me change my driving habbits. befor the cai i would blast puddles. lol

kc5zom November-18th-2002 10:11 PM

If I put some weight over the back tires both of my trucks are fine in the snow. I usually carry around a big bag of sand in the winter to keep them planted (by the way I haven't lived in Houston my whole life, I used to live in West Texas and we did have snow). None of the SUV's my family has owned were ever that hard to manuever in the snow. It was easy to lose traction in any of the vehicles (FWD or RWD) if you put your foot into it. I would say the debate is more one of A) whether there is any weight over the rear wheels, B) whether you are trying to gun it in the snow and ice.

THEGOLDPRO November-18th-2002 10:14 PM

yeah because everyone with a mustang has sand bags in the trunk. im still going with FWD as better.

dre2ooo November-18th-2002 10:58 PM

LEMME REPHRASE.

IMO, my car is easier to drive in winter than any other FWD car I have ever driven.

This is probably since the weight is 50/50.

Happy now? :rolleyes:

ZoomZoomH November-19th-2002 12:25 AM

hmm
 
I have a Protege AND a RX-7, maybe I'll try both out and see which one wins...... NOT!

I just drive extra careful when it's wet and slippery outside :D

ZoomZoomH November-19th-2002 12:48 AM

another comment
 
from 3 weeks of driving the rx-7 and comparing it to driving the Protege, I have to say the rx-7 is, by a HUGE margin, much more fun to drive. Somehow it just feels more nimble and more 'natural' to drive. Amazing how a 11 year old car still DRIVES better than a 2 year old car (though the car is showing its age in the comfort department) :)

This is under dry road condition of course, under slippery condition may be a whole different story, as I have yet to drive the RX-7 in snow.... we shall find out ;)

tttP5 November-19th-2002 05:01 AM

rwd better than fwd during REAR END COLLISION.

drive shaft adds to give support through the lenght of the car so that it doesn't crumple as much when something slams into your butt.....

maybe.... my guess

itzkcatz November-19th-2002 04:52 PM

Yeah i drive a F250 for work all day thats 2wd . Without atleast 150-200 pounds over the rear tires ur just spinning those tires forever. Jon 93 lx

EZ as 123 November-19th-2002 09:01 PM

I agree with dre2ooo plus he has an RX-7 like me :bigthumb:

itzkcatz November-19th-2002 09:12 PM

Well i hope u guys have fun spinning ur tires this winter in ur
Rx7's :-)

EZ as 123 November-19th-2002 09:17 PM

hey there is no snow here in Florida :wave:

itzkcatz November-19th-2002 09:19 PM

Lucky ass florida people :-)


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